A screening of a documentary about the local and national iterations of the project, "REVEALED: Portraits from Beneath One's Surface," is scheduled after the reception at 7:45 pm at Centro Restaurant and Lounge.

Among the most striking images from the project is a picture of Jim Stahl, wearing an eye patch, and clutching a box with a piece of twine attached, a ruby lick of flame working its way up the fuse.

Stahl, founder of the young adult literary magazine Merlyn's Pen, says he chose to evoke the fireworks accident that claimed his left eye when he was 13. "I think being in the dark, in that dark studio with the box and the fuse and the flame, brought me back to that important accident," says Stahl.

For Stahl, his portrait is a reminder of the need for honesty and authenticity. For the viewer, it may simply be a reminder to pause and reflect. At least, that is what Indermaur hopes. The project is a "gentle reminder," he says, to stop and think about who we are.

Scott Alario, Angela Ruo, and David Wojnarowicz at AS220 Two years ago, when his daughter Elska was born, Scott Alario of Providence began making her the star of a series of photos he calls Our Fable . "I wanted to tell her stories. I wanted to pass something down to her," he says. "It's my attempt to build a folk tale for my daughter."

Uneasy artifacts at the Chazan Gallery It seems life should feel easy with all our faster foods and whiter teeth and smarter bombs, but despite — or perhaps because of — all our modern conveniences, we feel as awkward and hapless as ever. That is one unspoken theme that viewers might draw from the five local artists exhibiting at the Chazan Gallery.

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A BOX, A PICTURE, AND A LIFE REVEALED | November 09, 2011 Several years ago, photographer Scott Indermaur came up with a novel way to connect with his subjects: give them each a wooden box — six inches square and four inches deep — and ask them to fill it with objects that represent their beliefs.

SEX AND JEALOUSY, RHODE ISLAND-STYLE | September 14, 2011 Francesca Gregorini, co-director of the film Tanner Hall , which was shot in Rhode Island and opens here this week, drove a vintage Porsche while she was a student at Brown University . . . or so I had read. I asked her whether this was true.

HERE’S THE PITCH: CLOTHING IS BROKEN | September 07, 2011 If you're one of the investors who received an invitation to Betaspring's Demo Day September 8, you might see Jamal Motlagh threatening to turn the clothing industry on its head with a blast of light.